Manifolding salesman&#39;s check.



E. Z. LEWIS.

MANIPOLDING SALESMANS CHECK.

APPLICATION ru.1;1 s1:1"1'.14,1o12.

1,061,301 Patented May18,1913.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD Z. LEWIS, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE GENERAL MANIFOLD.AND PRINTING COMPANY, 0F FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA, A- CORPORATION CFPENNSYLVANIA.

MANIFOLDIN G SALESMANS CHECK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1913.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD Z. LEWIS, acitizen ofthe United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Manifolding Salesmens Checks; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings; and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form aL part of this specification.

This invention relates to a manifolding salesmans check and consists ofthe matters hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

The invention is shown herein as applied to a check for meal service andmore particularly to the checks used on dining cars.

The objects and advantages of the invention will be pointed out as Iproceed with my specificatlon.

In the dt'awingsz-Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved salesmans check, the same having parts torn away and turned back to show theinner construction of the check. Fig. 2 is a view representing a.transverse section through the check in a Iplane indicated by the line2--2 of Fig. ,1. ig. 3 is a view representing a longitudinal sectionthrough the check in a plane indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Figs,4 and 5 represent plan views of the face and back, re-

spectively, of a sheet prepared for use in,

forming my improved check.

My improved check is of that kind which includes 'an accountants checkand also a requisition or cooks check, as it is com- Inonly called inconnection with checks for dining car service,-the first check, that isto say the accountants check, being so constructed as to provide arecord which cannot be changed or altered without destroying theaccountants check, or at least damagmgit in such manner that there willbe apparent evidence that a change or alteratlon has been made.

As 'shown in the drawing, 10 indicates the accountants check as a Whole,and 11 the requisition or cooks check, The said checks are made from asingle sheet of paper as `follows: 12, (see Figs. 4 and 5.) indicates asheet of aper which is equal in width to the length of, the checks to bemade from 1t and which is divided by suitable score marks or lines ofweakening, 13, 14, into three sections 15, 16 and 17, each equal inWidth to the Width of the said checks.

On the face of one of the end sections,

preferably on that of 15, the left-hand end one, is printed therequisition or cooks check-form, and on the face of the other endsection 17 is printed the accountants check-form. Transfer material 18is applied to the back of thestrip 12 except at the lateral marginalparts of said strip which are left free of such material so as not tointerfere with the pasting vtogether of the sections of the'sheet atsaid lateral margms.

To form the check, the intermediate section 16 of the strip 12 is foldedunder the accountants check-section 17 rand a sheet of heavier paper orcard-board 19 ofthe size of the check is inserted between the sections16 and 17. The marginal edges 20 and 21 at the top and bottom of thecheck are then pasted to the intermediate heavier sheet 19, and thesections 16 and 17 of the sheet are stitched together adjacent to thescore mark 13 dividing the intermediate check section 16 from the cookscheck section 15 by a line of stitching 22. The requisition or cookscheck 15 is then folded down on top of the accountants check, thusfinishing the construction of the check which is now ready for use.

In my improved check, the requisition or cooks check forms the outermember of the salesmans check, that is to say, the one that receives theoriginal writing made by the purchaser or the person ordering. Byreason'of the transfer material on the rear face of the cooks check, thematter written on the cooks check is transferred to the accountantscheck, and in addition a carbon copy is made on the intermediate heaviersheet 19 by reason of the transfer material on the rear face of theaccuntants check. As it is impossible to get at the intermediate sheet19, Without tearing the checks, it will be apparent that evidence of anychange or alteration will appear on the copy made on the saidintermediate sheet, and the salesman or waiter, knowing this will notattempt to alter the check as originally written. As shown the face ofthe sheet12 on which the cooks and accountants checks are printed, iscoated with a light colored wax-like coating adapted to be written uponbut which will smudge or blur under the action of an eraser. Thisincreases the difculty of altering the writing on the check withoutdetection.

I claim as my invention 1. A salesmans manifolding checkA consisting ofa single sheet divided transversely by lines of fold into three sectionsand provided on its back with transfer material, the end sections ofsaid sheetl constituting, respectively, an accountantzs check-form andarequisition check-form, and of a sheet of heavier material ofsubstantially the size of said sections, the accountants check-sectionand the intermediate section being folded about said sheet of heaviermaterial and being secured together at their ends and at one side alonga line adjacent the ,fold line between the said intermediate section andthe requisition check section, and the requisition check section beingthen folded down on top of the accountants check section.

2. A salesmans manifolding check consisting of a single sheet dividedtransverselyT by lines of fold into three sections and provided on itsback with transfer material, the

end sections of said sheet having printed on their faces, respectively,an accountants check-form and a requisi ion check-form, and of a sheetof heavier material of substantially the size of said sections, theaccountants check section and the intermediate sections ybeing foldedabout said sheet of heavier material and being secured together at theirends by adhesive material and at one side by a line of stitchingadjacent the fold line between the 'said intermediate section and therequisition check section, and the requisition check ysection beingfolded down on top of the accountants check section.

In testimony, that as my invention I affix my presence of two witnesses,September A. D 1912.

EDWARD Z. LEWIS.

I claim the foregoing signature in the this 3rd day of Witnesses:

T. H. ALFREDS, GEORGE R. WILKINS.

